Sentence examples for principles of defence from inspiring English sources

A new line incorporating the revised principles of defence derived from the experience of the Battle of the Somme, known as, was begun in February 1917.

The principles of missile defence differ little regardless of range.

The inner bailey, which contained the main residential buildings, used the principles of concentric defence.

Really, a war can only be justified if you can invoke the principles of self-defence.

Milband rejected the argument that Nato's expansion into Georgia and Ukraine would dilute its principle of collective defence.

Ilford North's MP, Wes Streeting, said the public would conclude he was "unfit to hold the office of prime minister" if he refused to uphold the Nato of principle of mutual defence.

If Trump backs away from the principle of common defence – which has been invoked only once – after the 9/11 attacks – some Lithuanians believe the alliance will be destroyed, and one of Putin's main goals achieved.

The players pushed things as far as they could and then, gradually, everyone came to their senses and realised that the sight of entirely white clothing against the blazing green of grass was not just one of the great aesthetic pleasures of sport, but a principle as worthy of defence as the right to remain silent during rallies.

(A later court of inquiry would establish that Falkenhausen had indeed misunderstood the principles of the Elastic Defence).

I think it is appropriate to invoke the principle of self-defence and to target him".

That case will decide whether the principle of self-defence, used by the officer who shot Duggan, must include an element of objective justification for the subjective belief that the victim posed a threat.